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Dorma

60 appearances · Golden Age · 1940–2025 · 8 key issues
Who is Dorma?

Dorma is a member of Atlantean royalty who has lived beneath the seas since birth, gifted with the superhuman strength, durability, and aquatic abilities natural to her people. She became closely entwined with the fate of Atlantis as the beloved fiancée of Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner.

Few characters can claim roots as deep as Dorma's — born in the pages of Marvel Mystery Comics #14 in 1940, she's a genuine Golden Age original brought to life by the legendary Bill Everett. Over eight decades of Marvel history, she has surfaced across Tales to Astonish, Fantastic Four, and the very comic that launched her, sharing pages with titans like Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, the Hulk, and Bruce Banner — rarefied company by any measure. With eight key-issue appearances to her name and a presence stretching all the way to 2025, Dorma is a testament to how the earliest threads of the Marvel universe continue to weave through its modern tapestry. For collectors and historians alike, she's a rewarding find — a character whose longevity quietly speaks volumes.

Identity

Real name. Dorma

Powers. Atlantean physiology: superhuman strength/speed/durability, water-breathing, swims at superhuman speed, slowed aging

Teams & affiliations
Fantastic FourAvengers
★ First appearance
Marvel Mystery Comics #14
Dec 1940

Trivia

  • Stan Lee has written more of Dorma's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 31 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1940–2022

Marvel Mystery Comics #14 1940
Marvel Mystery Comics #14
Fantastic Four Annual #1 1963
Fantastic Four Annual #1
Journey into Mystery #122 1965
Journey into Mystery #122
Sub-Mariner #36 1971
Sub-Mariner #36
The Defenders #93 1981
The Defenders #93
Fantastic Four Annual #22 1989
Fantastic Four Annual #22
Fantastic Four #27 2000
Fantastic Four #27
X-Men The Hidden Years #22 2001
X-Men The Hidden Years #22
Incredible Hercules #129 2009
Incredible Hercules #129
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #5 2014
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #5
Maestro: World War M #5 2022
Maestro: World War M #5

Appearances

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)
The Human Torch (1940)
#3
Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
Fantastic Four (1961)
Journey into Mystery (1952)
Sub-Mariner (1968)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
#90
Sub-Mariner Special (1971)
#2
Marvel Super-Heroes (1967)
#52
Spider-Man Comic (1979)
The Defenders (1972)
#93
Wizard Ace Edition #16: Marvel Comics #1 (1997)
#16
X-Men The Hidden Years (1999)
Fantastic Firsts (2002)
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Book of the Dead 2004 (2004)
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003)
Incredible Hercules (2008)
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2011)
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (2004)
#7
Maestro: World War M (2022)
#5
Hulk: Maestro by Peter David Omnibus (2023)
Giant-Size Fantastic Four (2024)
#1
Marvel: May 1965 Omnibus (2025)